The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-07
DEMOCRATIC DEspnEATIoy

LIS uesphIhsiu1 VI tuo DeWOCt2ttc man.
agera is shown by the questionable meth.
oas they are putting in operation in ssv.
sYal parts oi tho State. Information cones
from Toledo Of the forging Of tslegrsms in
the interests Of tha Democratic candidate
10, Senator. Teegrams purporting to BE-
from the Republican committeeman in
Lucas county to the committeeman in
other counties In the district, urging that
the Republican candidate for Senator be
taken OF the ticket, we're sent out. n
The Willy Dodd has evidently been
alarmed, and remembering the famous
Wood county message TO John G. Thonp.
son, has again called the telegraph irto
service, and again been exposed. Every
honest Democrat in the Senatorial t;(s.
trict will vote to robuke such irsuds "a
have baen attempted 10 d6cresss MI Car
lin'a vote. But this is only one OF ssve rsl
such schemes which havo been attempted
and exposed within the past few days. $
In aomb manner, lbest known to him.
sell and the Democratlc Postal aeryice,
Chairman DUNCAN, OF the Dsmocrstic
Committee, occurred one OF thaas notices
sent out by the Republican Committee,
end Friday night was in a great state OF
excitement on account of the exposure OF
the echeme. X ~ s,l[-a27e i
A good many Of the schemes that have
bsen put into opsrs.icn' bavo not been
original With hi;D, as he has had to bsvo
few suggestions from msn who know
more about spoltica than about poe try,
and who have bean known heretofore as
men OF small amount Of brains as least,
Tho fscs remains that tho scheme was at.
tempted, and only by prompt action on
the part Of the Republican Committee hae
the loss OF ieT, votes, Mt least, been pre-
vented. i. s &, Sc q s sit
The colonization OF voters and rersaters
in tho northwestern counties, and in close
counties in different paris OF the State, has
been and is being attempted by tho Dem
ocrats. In Van Vert and o.hsr counties
men have been imported under. paw for
the sole purpose OF voting the Democratic
ticket, but they are being closely watched
and every one ehopll cid 10 b!otting out
tho last remnant oi the fraud and forgery
methoda In Ohio politics. OF courss TO do
this edectually they will have 10 vote
against Mr.. PoSell, under whoae msnase-
ment in tho campaign Of 1885 fraud and
forgery were frat openly and boldly pro.
claimed as losi'iraate election methods,
and employed with tho sanction of those
who would have beea expected 10 have
condemned them. Il !, & 49,, ;2s.{,s5i
B5oDLE. BooDLE, AooDLE. i:
The TACT that Mr.. DUNCAN has succeeded
in securing q large amour OF money in
Warrington for use in the campaign, by
his arrangement with the Federal Office.
holders Of President Cleveland and East.
ern freetraders, he was enabled to bring
more money into this gtate to throw into
stls eanvass during its closing days thsn
has heretofore been employed in, the
whole aerica Of csmpaignB in Ohio. Mr.,
Dungan himself stated in q private conyer.
sstion on Friday night that he had sue.
ceeded In his endeavors to raise large
amount OF money in Washington, and
stated that the amount secured was $780,.
600. OF course Mr.. DUNCAN probably
oyerstated the a mount, as he was anxious
to show what q financial ambassador he 10,
and how SUCCESSFUL he wGn in working the
people Of tho EaS.. & 81, Z X n
Z The Democratic newspapers this morn.
ing contained tho statement that Peniten.
tiary Manager smead had bssn writing Il
ex.convicts asking them to vote the Re.
publican ticket. Mr.. Emeal tc.oaraphet
to this city thu. there was no truth what
eve; in tho etatsment, but that he hst
been writing q few personal letters t,
Democratic asking them to vote the Rs
publicani ticket. It is probable that MI
Dungan learned Of this, and with tho poo
opinion oi his fellow Democrats which /
Ia known he possesses, jumped 10 the con
a!usIon that Mr. Smsad could not writ
10 many Democrats without writing !
some e1:convic,s. ;;5ft,ls.6 ;;;if J. iI ~,
Z Mr.. DUNCAN evidently docs not apprt i,
! clate the lnctl that there ia a large body {
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